Youngster takes out NZ 3* horse trials

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Ashleigh McKinstry too Pioneer Makokomiko Youngster takes out NZ 3* Equus caballus trials
Ashleigh McKinstry too Pioneer Makokomiko. © Barbara Thomson

Ashleigh Mckinstry isn’t maybe your typical twenty yr old, but she has managed to win ane of New Zealand’s premier eventing titles, the Puhinui CCI*** amongst her business office Kaimanawa home-bred horse, Pioneer Makokomiko. 

The pig-hunting, horse-shoeing province miss pose inward a functioning none of the older competitors could match.

Mckinstry had plenty of a Pb to nevertheless win despite a rails inward the showjumping.   She confessing to a few nerves before the final exam inward the iii solar daytime competition.

“I was a fleck nervous beforehand but I told myself to calm downwardly too focus. Mum told me to proceed breathing!”

Donna Smith didn’t exhibit whatever ill-effects from her nasty tumble off Balmoral Sensation during the cross country, too pose inward a faultless circular on Just Chocolate, finishing the contest on her dressage score.   Simon Gordon on Fletch.com was third.

Pioneer Makokomiko was bred past times the Mckinstry draw of piece of employment solid unit of measurement on their Owhango farm, 45 minutes from Taumarunui.   Ashleigh has done all the run on producing the Equus caballus herself, too describes him every bit a existent graphic symbol amongst an mental attitude who was quite a handful inward his before days.  “He was a monster to commencement with, he bucked both me too Mum off!”

Carmen, Ashleigh’s rattling supportive mother, was rattling much the proud bring upward today afterwards her daughter’s win.   “Ashleigh has done it all herself amongst this horse.  The Equus caballus is business office of the family, he’s therefore naughty too thinks everything is a joke.”

The remote place of the draw of piece of employment solid unit of measurement farm agency that in that place is no cellular telephone coverage too no network access.   Ashleigh is hopeful that a novel service coming into the expanse may hateful that network access becomes possible.

The slightly built twenty yr onetime also has the odd hobby of hog hunting. “It’s something Dad introduced my sis too I too.  I’ve lost count of how many pigs we’ve got.”

Ashleigh also plant every bit a farrier, non only shoeing her ain horses, but doing other people’s horses 2 days a week.   She plant on the draw of piece of employment solid unit of measurement farm looking afterwards all the stud duties for the resident stallion every bit good every bit doing crutching too other duties that come upward amongst a sheep farm.  The Mckinstry’s also get got bees every bit good every bit the horses too sheep.

The adjacent challenge for Ashleigh is planning her 21st which she is having inward January, fifty-fifty though her birthday is inward March.  “I’m only besides busy then with competitions,” she says.   She sure has something extra to celebrate now, amongst the Puhinui CCI*** trophy to exhibit off to guests.

Earlier inward the day, the international sense showed every bit Clarke Johnstone won the Veterinary Associates CCI* on Vincent from Sarah Young on High north Dry.

In the Honda NZ CCI**, Shelley Ross on Coleraine Coaltown were clear winners, finishing without incurring whatever jumping faults over the competition.  Canterbury veterinary Sam Taylor was runner upward amongst Donna Smith taking out tertiary too fourth.

 

Results

Puhinui International Horse Trials CCI***
1.    Ashleigh Mckinstry, Pioneer Makokomiko, 61.4
2.    Donna Smith, Just Chocolate, 63.8
3.    Simon Gordon, Fletch.com, 69.4
4.    Dannie Lodder, Moochi, 74.8
5.    Heelan Tompkins, Cortaflex Ski Whistler, 87

Honda NZ CCI**
1.    Shelley Ross, Coleraine Coaltown, 57.2
2.    Sam Taylor, Leo Degas, 56.1
3.    Donna Smith,  Britannica MVNZ, 58.1
4.    Donna Smith, Henton Executive, 60

Veterinary Associates CCI*
1.    Clarke Johnstone, Vincent 50.9
2.    Sarah Young, High north Dry, 51.5
3.    Jessica Woods, Defies Logic, 54
4.    Samantha Felton, Henton After Dark, 55.2
5.    Chloe Kennedy, Mustang Molly, 56.1
6.    Francesca Silver, Case inward Point, 56.7

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